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How do Regulations Make the World of Alternative Investment More Secure?

The Fintech Times

Where there is a drastic change in the value of something, the risks involved become much greater, so we reached out to industry experts to find out how regulations and regulators have played a role in ensuring alternative investing is secure. However, they can often be restricted in this regard due to strict regulations.

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Fixing Banks’ AML Achilles’ Heel — Before The Fraudsters Pounce

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According to a report in ZDNet , Westpac said that “a mix of technology and human error” and “deficient financial crime processes” were behind the financial institution’s (FI’s) lack of compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. As many as 23 million occasions, in fact. There was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing.”.

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Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment

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But while Hazeltree’s paper focuses on the importance of key metrics to assess counterparty cyber risk for fund managers, analysts agree that active, continual data collection and analysis is playing a significantly larger role in other areas of risk management.

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Implementing AI Becomes Top-Two Priority for 31% of UK Executives Reveals Accenture

The Fintech Times

Disruptive technology risk ranked fourth among global executives. Around 35 per cent of UK executives said that implementing disruptive tech has escalated the importance of financial risks (market, credit, liquidity risks), compared to a global average of 29 per cent.

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Meet Our 2021 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

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René Javier Guzmán, market & liquidity risks director at Banreservas (previous winner). René is a banking and regulation professional with a decade of experience and a special interest in risk modeling, measurement and management. In 2018, he was recognized as an “Analytics Visionary” by Consumer Goods Technology.

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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 24/09

The Fintech Times

Sucden Financial has appointed Bruno Almeida as director of regulatory and financial risks. Almeida, with nearly 20 years of experience, will oversee exchange relationships, capital and liquidity risks. CEO Marc Bailey highlighted Almeida’s expertise as crucial for the firm’s growth and risk management.

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How Half Of Corporate Treasurers Are Getting Left Behind

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We see regulators everywhere requiring that institutions not only have the cash they need,” he said in a statement. They’re also insisting that the organizations have a clear understanding of their liquidity risk, both intraday and long-term.”